An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
The Poet
Cégeste
The Professor
Heurtebise
Minerve
Self (uncredited)
Orphée's Friend
The Curious Man
Self (uncredited)
Oedipe
The Intern (uncredited)
The Nurse (uncredited)
The Young Mother (uncredited)
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Court Usher (uncredited)
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Gypsy (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
February 18, 1960
The Poet
Cégeste
The Professor
Heurtebise
Minerve
Self (uncredited)
Orphée's Friend
The Curious Man
Self (uncredited)
Oedipe
The Intern (uncredited)
The Nurse (uncredited)
The Young Mother (uncredited)
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Court Usher (uncredited)
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Gypsy (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)